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Clifton Aqueduct is a Grade II listedStructure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. stone-built aqueduct in Clifton, Greater Manchester. The brick-lined three-arch structure was designed by Charles Roberts and John Nightingale, and constructed in 1796 to carry the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell.[1]
The aqueduct is one of two remaining major structures on the canal, the other being the Prestolee AqueductGrade II listed aqueduct in Prestolee, Kearsley, Greater Manchester, crossing the River Irwell on the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal.; a third major aqueduct, Damside Aqueduct, was demolished in the 1950s.[2]
The aqueduct has been filled in, and is not in water.[3]